˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ hello hello to another week ​˚ʚ♡ɞ˚
((this was initially posted on time!! but due to technical difficulties had to be re-posted :,))
I spent a lot of last week working on more paintings and a lot of collage pieces <3 I had a handful of wooden plaques I had just needed to paste
Speaking of collages, I’ve also made a lot of progress on my junk journal <3 It’s been a few months, so I think I’ll update the pictures sometime this week or next.
Also, after about a day and a half of rain, the weather has already started to plateau- it’s actually very nice outside. I’ve been taking long walks most days and am hoping to be able to bring the hula hooping I do inside, outside. It’s risky business practicing to walk and hula hoop simultaneously in the apartment.
I feel like walking for a while every day has really inspired me. The smallest things remind me of my appreciation for creating. At this point, I just want to indulge every inspiration I feel taken with. I wish I had the time. There is beauty everywhere. 
⭑ ☆ this week's projects: more collage pieces & wooden wall art ☆ ⭑
This upcoming week I’m going to wrap up some of the remaining projects from last week’s pile. Most of them planned and just need pasting.

I also didn’t get a chance to work much on the wooden cat decal. Instead of wood stain to darken the finish, I used heavily diluted black watercolor paint. It took a bit to dry, but I think I like the stained appearance it gives. The grooves and lines in the wood are visible and look kind of natural, which is what I was hoping for. I think my next step would be to carve the cat design, then darken it’s outline. I bought a second identical plaque to the current one because I considered attempting wood burning for the first time for this project. Not like I need another medium to find time to work on in my schedule, but I have been wanting to try it and it looks fun. Maybe it’d be worth it.? We'll finish this first cat and cross that bridge when we get there, 
​I've really liked sharing my progress, even in small increments, on this page. Not like I'm being held to a super high standard or anything, but I do feel the need to stay consistent and work on projects with more of a purpose. I could drag my feet on a piece forever. Thank you for giving me a place to be inspired and a little productive. 

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